| Father |
John DEWITT, b. 23 Apr 1758, d. 14 Jan 1820, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy CULBERTSON, b. 1770, d. 15 Aug 1841 (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1789 |
Probably in Westmoreland Co, PA |
| Notes |
1790 Hempfield, Westmoreland, PA
John Dewit
1 free white male 16+
1 free white female 16+
John Culbertson is listed next
Mason Co tax list
John Dewitt sr 1811-13-14
1810 Mason, VA
John Dewit
1m 10-15 Alexander?
1m 16-25 John?
1m 26-44 John would have been about 51
2f 0-10
1f 10-15
1f 26-44 Nancy should have been about 40
1820 Mason Co, VA
Thomas Duett (6 people, 1 in agriculture)
Males 0-10: 1; 16-26: 1
Females 0-10: 2; 16-26: 2
John Duett (4 people, 2 in agriculture)
Males 16-26: 2
Females 16-26: 2
Nancy Duett (6 people listed, 1 in agriculture)
males 10-16: 1, 16-26: 1 (
females 10-16: 1, 16-26: 1, 26-45: 1, 45+: 1 (Charlotte, Lydia,
1830 Mason Co, VA
John Duett
males 5-10: 1, 10-15: 1, 20-30: 2, 30-40: 1
females 10-15: 1, 30-40: 1
Thomas Duett
males 0-5: 2, 5-10: 1, 10-15: 1, 30-40: 1
females 5-10: 1, 10-15: 1, 20-30: 1
Revolutionary War Service; PA Archives Vol 8, pp 380, 421, 426, 435
Buried Dewitt Cemetery,
Tombstone destroyed when rocks were quarried out of the bank of the river below the cemetery
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"Jackson County in the Wars"
Revolutionary Soldiers
John Dewitt. A Revolutionary soldier who was the first settler at Muses Bottom in 1811; believed to have been the first white settler in Grant district. He died in 1810. (Date of settlement was 1807, not 1811. . drh) His son, John Jr, is listed in Mason County Tax Lists for 1811-14 and census for 1820. There seems to have been three John Dewitts in that area of the county at that time.
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This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the Section "Lower Sandy Valley".
Dewitt Family
The first settler at Muse's Bottom was John DeWitt (some of the old settlers pronounce it Doo-it), who built the first cabin, in 1807.
Soon after, Thomas DeWitt, John Powers, Thomas Coleman, Ellis Nesselrode, and John Boso came. It is not at all certain that these parties all came the same year, but they were all among the very early pioneers.
Where the DeWitts were from is not given, but the name recurs several times in the early history of Mill creek and Sandy, and parties of the same name are still to be found in Grant District. [3]
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| Family ID |
F215 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Magdalene Buffington, b. Abt 1797, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1886 (Age ~ 89 years) |
| Notes |
JCDR shows Thomas Dewitt died 3/12/1879, 88 years, d Muses Bottom
Gravestone shows died 3/16/1879, age 90y
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from Michael Anthony:
Thomas DeWitt was born about 1791 in Pennsylvania. He died on
12 Mar 1879 in Muses Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia.1
Mary Magdalene Buffington (daughter of Joel Buffington and
Elizabeth Logan) was born about 1797 in Virginia. She died in
1886 in Jackson County, West Virginia.
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1820 Mason Co, VA:
Thomas Duett- 1m under 10, 1m 16-26, 2f under 10, 2f 16-26
1830 Mason Co. VA
Thomas Duett
2m under 5 Alex C & Culbertson
1m 5-10 John
1m 10-15 Joel
1m 30-40
1f 5-10 Lydia
1f 10-15 Nancy
1f 20-30
1840 Jackson, VA
2m 0-5 Henry S,
2m 5-10 Thomas B, Zadock
1m 10-15 Alex C,
1m 15-20 John
1m 20-30 Joel
1m 30-40
1m 40-50
1f 0-5 Lucinda
1f 40-50
1850 Jackson CoVA census, page 114, #810-817
Deuite Thos 55 M Farmer Pa
Deuite Magdaline 53 F Va
Deuite Alexander 22 M Farmer Ohio
Deuite Thos B 18 M Farmer Va
Deuite Lucinda 14 F Va
Deuite Henry 13 M Va
Deuite Phoeba 9 F Va
Deuite Jas 6 M Va
Deuite Virginia 4 F Va
Deuite John 2 M Va
1860 Jackson VA pg 129
Thomas, 65, PA
Magdalene, 62, VA
Lucinda, 23, Idiotic
Henry S, 22
Phoebe A 18
Dallas J 16
Virginia 14
John C, 12
1870 Jackson, WV pg 47
Thomas 78, farmer, Muses Bottom, 15,000/700. PA
Magdalene 75
Lucinda 38
James Dallas 24
John C 20
1880 Jackson, WV Grant Dist # 378-380
Mary M, 93
James Dallas, 30, GS
John C, 29, GS
Payne, Maria M, 55, boarder, KY
Charles M, 40, boarder, WV
Orr, Elizabeth, 25, domestic, VA
Robinson, James B, 22, laborer, VA
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| Children |
| | 1. Nancy DeWitt, b. 14 Sep 1814, Virginia, USA , d. 8 Mar 1857, Carroll County, MO, USA (Age 42 years) |
| | 2. Dr Joel DeWitt, MD, b. 29 Jan 1816, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 13 May 1890, Sullivan Co, MO (Age 74 years) |
| | 3. Lydia DeWitt, b. 4 Oct 1819, d. 17 May 1890, Sullivan Co, MO (Age 70 years) |
| | 4. John DeWitt, b. 22 Oct 1823, Ohio, USA , d. 10 Oct 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 25 years) |
| | 5. Alexander C DeWitt, b. 5 Sep 1827, Meigs County, Ohio, USA , d. 1 Jun 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 46 years) |
| | 6. Culbertson Dewitt, b. 3 Apr 1827, d. 6 May 1844 (Age 17 years) |
| | 7. Buffington DeWitt, b. Abt 1828, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Zadock Hannibal DeWitt, b. Between 1830 and 1835, d. Aft 1859 (Age ~ 30 years) |
| | 9. Thomas Buffington Dewitt, b. 27 Mar 1832, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV , d. 21 Oct 1891, Selma, Fresno, CA (Age 59 years) |
| | 10. Lucinda Dewitt, b. 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Aft 1870 (Age > 35 years) |
| | 11. Henry Sherman DeWitt, b. 14 Feb 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Apr 1910, Milan, Sullivan, MO (Age 73 years) |
| | 12. Phoebe Ann Dewitt, b. Jul 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 23 Jul 1911 (Age ~ 69 years) |
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| Family ID |
F613 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
Abt 1790 - 1879 (~ 89 years)